tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060106246757081272014-10-04T19:46:00.886-07:00Hair loss, dandruff and scalp careIF YOU ARE LOSING HAIR AND LOOKING FOR WAYS TO RE-GROW YOUR HAIR WITHOUT SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, I AM GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME SECRETS WHICH CAN ACTUALLY HELP YOU.Dr. Ashok Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02139178283690636908noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306010624675708127.post-88499068120281256962009-04-21T22:14:00.001-07:002009-05-10T00:43:58.006-07:00Under the Microscope: Hair and Scalp AnatomyHair is much more complex than it looks. In this section, we describe how hair follicles grow and alter with time and other factors. Understanding how hair follicles function (and what makes them stop functioning) can help you maintain them, thereby slowing the hair loss process.<br /><h3>Going beneath the skin</h3><br />Most people think of hair only in terms of what they see above the scalp, but hair is actually a rather complex organ that goes beneath the surface. Anatomically speaking, hair is part of your skin. But because hair is physically distinct from skin, it’s referred to as a skin appendage. (Other skin appendages include sweat glands, fingernails, and toenails.)<br /><h3>Skin is composed of three main layers:</h3><br /><li>The epidermis: This outer layer of the skin is less than 1 millimeter thick. It’s composed of dead cells that are in a constant state of sloughing and replacement. As dead cells are lost, new ones from the growing layer below replace them.<br /><li>The dermis: This tough layer of connective tissue is about 2 to 3 millimeters thick on the scalp. This layer gives the skin its strength and contains both sebaceous (oil) glands and sweat glands. Sebaceous glands produce an oily substance, which creates a plug of wax (sebum) to cover the opening to the growing hair<br />follicle. As the hair grows upward from the skin surface, some of the waxy substance is taken up by the hair shaft as a lubricant, giving the hair a waxy sheen. Sweat glands help control body temperature, particularly when it’s hot. These glands produce a watery, salty sweat; as the sweat evaporates, body heat is lost.<br /><li>Subcutaneous fat and connective tissue: This layer contains the larger sensory nerve branches and the blood vessels that nourish the skin. In the scalp, the lower portions of the hair follicles (called the bulbs) are found in the upper part of this<br />fatty layer. <br /><h3>Dissecting a hair follicle</h3><br />The hair follicle must function properly in order to maintain a healthy head of hair. A hair follicle is a complex structure that measures about 4 to 6 millimeters in length. Each follicle produces one to four hair shafts, each about 0.1 millimeters in width (in other words, these are really, really tiny structures).<br /><h3>The layers of a hair follicle</h3><br />Hair follicles have three layers surrounding the strand of hair,<br /><li>The outer root sheath, or trichelemma: This is the outer layer, which surrounds the follicle in the dermis and then blends into the epidermis on the surface of the skin, forming the pore from which the hair grows.<br /><li>The inner root sheath: This middle layer is composed of three parts, with the cuticle being the innermost portion that touches the strand of hair. The cuticle of the inner root sheath interlocks with the hair cuticle (described in “the layers of the hair shaft” section) to give it rigidity.<br /><li>The bulb: This is the lower portion of each hair follicle. It contains the inner matrix cells, which produce bundles (also called spindles) of hair cells that look like fine wires in an electric cord. These bundles are actually made up of even smaller bundles, which literally twist as they’re made. The size of the bulb and the number of matrix cells determine the width of the fully grown hair. The layers of the hair shaft <br /><h3>The hair shaft is composed of three layers.</h3><br /><li> The cuticle: This layer forms the surface of the hair and is what you see as the hair shaft emerges from the follicle.<br /><li> The cortex: This middle layer comprises the bulk of the hair shaft and is what gives hair its strength. It’s composed of an organic protein called keratin, the same material that comprises rhinoceros horns and deer antlers.<br /><li> The medullas: This is the center, or core, of the hair shaft, and it’s only present in terminal hair follicles (a fully grown hair).<br /><h3>The dermal papillae</h3><br />At the bottom of the hair follicle, there is a bulbous (bulb) portion which contains a small collection of specialized cells called the dermal papillae. Scientists believe these cells are at least partially responsible for determining. how long the hair will eventually grow, how thick it will be, and the character of the hair will be. For many years, scientists thought that hair actually grew from the dermal papillae. Recent evidence shows that the growth center is not totally controlled from the dermal papillae. Elements that control hair growth can be found all the way up to the region of the follicle where the sebaceous glands are attached. If the dermal papillae is removed (which sometimes happens during a hair transplant, the hair follicle may still be able to regenerate new hair, although the new hair may not be a characteristically healthy looking terminal hair. It may be shorter,<br />thinner, and more kinky or wavy.Dr. Ashok Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02139178283690636908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306010624675708127.post-26115027678539376842009-04-22T02:28:00.000-07:002009-05-10T00:31:02.924-07:00Diseases that Cause Hair Loss<h3>Causes of sudden hair loss</h3><br /> Causes of sudden hair loss are something everybody will despise.&nbsp; Hair diseases and hair loss are matters of concern for everybody around the world. Sudden hair loss is a common problem these days and no single factor can be attributed to it. The sudden hair loss diagnosis has shown the causes of sudden hair loss are several and vary from person to person. The sudden hair loss diagnosis has shown that &nbsp;causes of sudden hair loss can be broadly divided into two groups. One type of causes of sudden hair loss is a temporary effect, while the other type of causes of sudden hair loss involves a prolonged action, usually involving genetics. In most of the cases when the hair loss is temporary it can be cured by medications and treatments. In contrast, prolonged hair loss may require long term treatment and sometimes, when drug treatment is ineffective, surgery like hair transplantation may be required.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> The temporary causes of sudden hair loss include things like child birth, use of birth control pills, etc. Hormonal imbalance can play a major role in temporary hair loss and can have a severe impact. It can trigger pattern baldness, a major hair loss affecting a large percent of population.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Sudden hair loss diagnosis has generally observed that a particular hair loss cause is sometimes a more common reason in a particular type of sudden hair loss diseases. For example- acquired hair shaft defects are sudden hair loss diseases generally caused by the excessive use of hair treatments and styling products, whereas infectious diseases are sudden hair loss diseases originating from an unhygienic scalp.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <strong>Some of the common causes of sudden hair loss diseases spotted by sudden hair loss diagnosis are:</strong><br /><br /> <ul><br /> <li>Hormonal imbalance</li><br /> <li>Minor or major illness</li><br /> <li>Improper styling</li><br /> <li>Inadequate diet</li><br /> </ul><br /> <span class="heading">Hormonal imbalance</span><br /><br /> <strong>In men</strong><br /><br /> In men hormonal imbalance is one of the major causes of sudden hair loss. The male hormone that causes severe hair loss is testosterone. The enzyme, 5 alpha reductase, which is present in the hair follicles converts testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT). The DHT is the most potent androgen that promotes androgenetic alopecia - the common pattern of male baldness or premature hair loss.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <strong>In women</strong><br /><br /> The results of sudden hair loss diagnosis studying hair diseases and hair loss among women point out an imbalance in thyroid hormones as one of the more common causes of sudden hair loss among them. When the thyroid gland is overactive or under active, the hair may fall out. The hair follicles are particularly sensitive to concentrations of thyroid gland derived hormones. Thyroid hormones have a large influence on the cellular metabolism of scalp proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and minerals. The cells of the hair matrix, due to their high degree of metabolic activity, are most profoundly influenced by the deficiency or excess of thyroid hormones.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Hormonal imbalance as causes of sudden hair loss is also largely seen in women during pregnancy. During pregnancy, there is a high level of estrogen hormones. This high level results in an excess percentage of hair follicles to remain in anagen growth phase. But after the child birth there is a rapid fall in the estrogen level and large number of hair follicles shift to a catagen phase and hair gradually sheds off.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Sometimes, hair diseases and hair loss in women are observed during the post-pregnancy period. This hair loss factor is almost always temporary. However, persistent hair loss for months after pregnancy may indicate the presence of a hormonal imbalance in the body. Hormonal imbalance for an extended period requires proper diagnosis and treatment.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <h3>Illness as one of the causes of sudden hair loss</h3><br /> Sudden hair loss diagnosis has spotted some illness as causes of sudden hair loss. High fever, severe infection, or flu are some of the serious illnesses that may cause sudden hair loss by causing the hair follicles to enter a resting phase. The condition is called telogen effluvium which results in increased hair shedding. But this excess shedding is temporary and the normal rate of hair regrowth follows after some time.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Some cancer treatments also cause sudden hair loss by preventing the dividing of hair follicle cells, as a result of which the growth of the hair fiber is stopped resulting in anagen effluvium. In this condition, the hair becomes thin, breaks off and gradually hair loss occurs. This hair loss starts within one to three weeks after the beginning of the chemotherapy treatment. Patients can lose up to 90 percent of their scalp hair during this strong treatment.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <h3>Improper hair styling as causes of sudden hair loss</h3><br /> Improper hair care and prolonged use of certain hair-styling techniques can result in severe sudden hair loss diseases like traction alopecia. Traction alopecia is a condition in which the hair fibers are pulled out from the hair follicle by a hairstyle that pulls on the roots of the hair fibers. Hairstyles like braiding cornrowing can cause this type of sudden hair loss if adequate care is not taken. Can traction alopecia can cause severe hair loss.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Cosmetic treatments such as bleaching, coloring or hair straightening like chemical relaxing are generally safe, but sometimes the procedures are not followed correctly which can result in major sudden hair loss. Sometimes the strong chemicals that are used in hair treatments are kept on the hair for a longer period than they should be. This makes the hair fiber brittle and prone to breakage. So it is better to perform hair styling only under the guidance of an expert.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <h3>Inadequate diet as cause of sudden hair loss</h3><br /> Your diet can also cause sudden hair loss. <strong>&nbsp;</strong>Some people take up crash diets in order to achieve rapid weight loss. But these crash diets are low in protein, vitamins and minerals and may lead to malnutrition. Also, some people are prone to abnormal eating habits leading to an unhealthy diet missing important nutrients that the hair follicles need.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> When there is a lack of nutrients, the body will naturally try to economize by shifting growing hairs into resting phase. As hair is made up of keratin, a form of protein, and requires several minerals and protein plus energy to make the hair, during protein scarcity period, the hair fibers are forcibly sent into a resting phase, and hair shedding gradually occurs after a period of time. Hair in this state can easily be pulled out from the roots. But the condition can be reversed and prevented by eating a proper nutritious diet.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> So if you are experiencing sudden hair loss, baldness, or thinning hair, always remember, many of the causes of sudden hair loss are temporary and can be prevented with the right measures and proper care. Baldness or thinning hair are common concerns for both men and women which can be prevented with the help of various remedies available in the market. The first thing you need is a proper sudden hair loss diagnosis.<br />Dr. Ashok Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02139178283690636908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306010624675708127.post-61248599062417857602009-04-20T21:34:00.000-07:002009-05-10T00:00:25.396-07:00How to prevent hair loss?The most common form of hair loss in men and women is androgenic alopecia (also known as androgenetic alopecia). In men, this condition is called male pattern baldness because there is a well-defined pattern of hair loss - back in time to the formation of hair "M"-shape. Hair back not only, but also becomes more subtle, often progresses to total baldness.<br /><br />As the recent study found, male pattern baldness is caused mainly by increasing the hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT.) is not yet fully understand how DHT affects the scalp, but it is known that if a person is genetically prone to baldness, DHT may initiate the process called follicular miniaturization. This process can start as soon as the end of puberty. Follicular miniaturization leads the hair growing thinner and thinner until it is completely lost.<br /><br /><h3>Is there an option to Prevent and reverse hair loss?</h3><br /><br />The good news is that you can prevent and reverse baldness. Since it is mainly caused by excessive amounts of DHT, the obvious solution is to reduce levels of DHT. This can be done using synthetic drugs or chemical physics.<br /><br />With regard to drugs (such as Rogaine or Propecia), its efficacy is not universally accepted. And 'even synthetic chemicals, which have many side effects including gynecomastia (breast growth in men), erectile dysfunction, chest pain, blurred vision, etc.<br /><br /><h3>Is there any alternatives to chemical drugs?</h3><br /><br />Natural hair loss treatments are an obvious alternative to drugs. Its main advantage is that it does not have side effects. Secondly, the stories of Saw Palmetto, as the treatments have been used by man since ancient times. No one would have if it had not been used efficiently. In general, we recommend natural remedies for hair loss.Dr. Ashok Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02139178283690636908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306010624675708127.post-23627238355101061642009-04-25T06:37:00.000-07:002009-05-09T23:53:18.394-07:00Homemade Treatment<h3>Homemade Treatment </h3><br /><br /><br /><li>Massage the scalp for 10 to 15 minutes after bathing with water. This stimulates the blood circulation and strengthens the hair follicles in the scalp.<br /><br /><li>Massage the scalp and hair with coconut milk or Aloe Vera gel. Leave it for ½ hour, and then rinse with warm water. Repeat 3 times a week.<br /><br /><li>Massage into the scalp and hair honey with egg yolk. Leave for a 1/2 hour, then rinse.<br /><br /><li>Massage almond oil on scalp 2-3 times a day, daily. This will stop further hair loss.<br /><br /><li>Rinse hair with a mix of apple cider vinegar and sage tea to help hair grow<br /><br /><br /><li>Make a shampoo by mixing 100 g each of amla (Indian goose berry), reetha, and shikakai and boil in two liters of water until the liquid reduces to half. Use this shampoo for your hair for at least one month. Your hair will become thick.<br /><br /><li>Mix equal amount of warm castor and almond oil and massage over scalp at least once a week.<br /><br /><br /><li>Make a hair pack by mixing amla (Indian goose berry) powder with one egg. Apply it to your hair and leave for half an hour. Wash hair.<br /><br /><li>Grind lime seeds and black pepper in equal number in some water and apply on the scalp regularly.<br /><br /><li>Place raw mango pulp in some oil for a year. Massage this oil on the scalp frequently.<br /><br /><li>Apply a paste of hot olive oil, honey, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder before bath and keep for 15 minutes.<br /><br /><li>Apply a mixture of Aloe Vera with herbal powder triphala to the hair for a period of three to six months. It will result in growth of new hair.<br /><br /><li>Apply juice of coriander leaves on the head.<br /><br /><li>Mix soaked fenugreek seeds (Dana methi), shikakai powder, reetha powder, amla powder, dried lemon or lime peels, and two eggs, and grind to make a paste. Massage this paste onto hair and scalp and leave it on for about 20 minutes. <br /><br /><li>Wash with a mild shampoo. This is good for making hair thick. Boil 1-cup mustard oil with 4-tablespoon henna (mehandi) leaves. Filter and bottle. Massage on the scalp regularly.<br /><br /><li>Make a paste by mixing olive oil, honey and cinnamon (dal chini) powder. Massage on the scalp and leave it for 15 minutes. Wash with a mild shampoo. Repeat it for 3-4 times a week.<br /><br /><li>Make a paste by grinding fenugreek seeds with water. Massage on the scalp after oiling the hair and leave it for one hour before washing. Repeat it every morning for a month.<br /><br /><li>Make a paste by mixing two eggs, two tablespoons each of amla, reetha and shikakai powder. Massage on the scalp and leave it for 30 minutes. Wash with a mild shampoo. Repeat it for 3-4 times a week.<br /><br /><li>Drink 1 teaspoon cider vinegar mixed in 1 glass of water with meals for 2-3 weeks.<br /><br /><li>Drink a smoothie of banana, honey, yogurt, and skim milk. Drink daily a juice of alfalfa + fresh spinach or fresh coriander. Your hair will grow fast.<br /><br /><li>To remove copper deficiency, drink juice of carrot, lettuce, capsicum and fresh alfalfa. This is good remedy for gray hair and hair loss.<br /><br /><br /><li>A mixture of lettuce and spinach juice is good to drink to induce hair growth. The juice of alfalfa mixed with that of carrot, and lettuce juice is also good to take.<br /><br /><li>Daily application of coconut oil mixed with limejuice on the hair is also beneficial. Applying juice of green coriander leaves on the head is also good.<br /><br /><br />All homemade hair loss tips are natural and the effects are instant.Dr. Ashok Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02139178283690636908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306010624675708127.post-74316868701570136432009-04-20T21:35:00.000-07:002009-05-09T23:52:13.384-07:00Tips to help your hair to grow.Like a plant u hair need nutrients to grow and without these nutrients it will fall so let's know these important nutrients.<br />VITAMIN A<br /><br />Vitamin A is a key for developing healthy cells, tissues in the body, and reducing hair loss. Vitamin A deficiencies commonly cause thickening of the scalp, dry hair, and dandruff. Air pollution, smoking, extremely bright light, certain cholesterol-lowering drugs, laxatives, and aspirin are some known vitamin A inhibitors. Liver, fish oil, eggs, fortified milk, and red, yellow, and orange vegetables are good sources for vitamin A, as are some dark green leafy vegetables like spinach.<br /><br />Sources of vitamin A:<br /><br /><li>Carrot<br /><li>Milk<br /><li>Beef<br /><li>Egg substitute<br /><li>Cheese<br /><li>Papaya<br /><li>Mango<br /><br />VITAMIN B<br /><br />B-vitamins work interdependently and therefore all levels of B vitamins need to be sufficient in order to maintain proper health. Vitamins B-6, folic acid, biotin, and vitamin B-12 are all key components in maintaining healthy hemoglobin levels in the blood, which is the iron-containing portion of red-blood cells.<br />Hemoglobin’s primary function is to carry oxygen from the lungs to the tissues of the body, so if these vitamins were deficient in your body, then hair and skin would suffer.<br /><br />Sources of vitamin B:<br /><br /><li>Mollusks<br /><li>Liver<br /><li>Haddock<br /><li>Milk<br /><li>Egg<br /><li>Nuts<br /><li>Green vegetables<br /><li>Mushrooms<br /><li>Meat<br /><li>Enriched cereals<br /><li>Pasta<br /><li>Fish<br /><br /><br /><h3>Herbal Hair Growth Tips.</h3><br />1. Cutting down your extra calories in your daily diet and your way of life are two main factors that influence the health of your hair. Cutting down on fried snacks, salt, sugar and aerated drinks helps in general skin and hair care.<br /><br />2. The diet should contain more green leafy vegetables, salads, milk, fruits and sprouts. Take more proteins, milk, buttermilk, yeast, wheat germ, soybean and vitamin A.<br /><br />3. A mixture of lettuce and spinach juice is good to drink to induce hair growth.<br /><br />4. Drink juice of Aloe. This drink is an excellent blood purifier and skin cleaner.<br /><br />5. Always use a natural shampoo . Oiling and massaging of scalp is very beneficial for stopping the hair loss.<br /><br />6. Mix 1 egg, 2.5 tablespoons milk powder and 1 tablespoon wheat germ oil. Massage on the scalp and leave it for 30 minutes. Wash with a mild shampoo.<br /><br />7. An excellent hair tonic can be prepared by mixing almond oil and olive oil in equal proportion. Massage this daily into the hair to stimulate hair growth and improve hair texture.<br /><br />8. Take 20 ml olive oil and add one teaspoon honey and one teaspoon cinnamon powder to the mixture. Mix well to create a smooth paste. Apply this paste to the scalp and leave on for 30 minutes. Rinse off with warm water.<br /><br />9. You could try aromatherapy. Mix six drops of lavender and bay essential oil in a base of four ounces of either almond or sesame oil. Massage the mixture into your scalp and leave it for at least 20 minutes. The scents and herbs have been known to stimulate hair growth.<br /><br />10. Rinse your hair with apple cider vinegar . It will keep your scalp healthy and reduce hair loss.<br /><br />11. Mix rosemary with cleansing shampoo and apply in your hair. It works as a good anti-dandruff treatment.<br /><br />12. Massage the oil of arnica, marigold and rosemary into the scalp. It is very useful in hair loss.<br /><br />13. Regular trimming of hair ensures that damaged hair is removed and this in turn promotes hair growth.<br /><br />14. Regularly cleaning and brushing the hair is very important. When the hairs are brushed, oil-producing glands in the scalp get stimulated. This natural oil makes the hair glossy and healthy.<br /><br />15. To give extra shine to the hair, after washing rinse the hair with some lemon juice mixed in a cup of warm water.<br /><br />16. Hair under stress is not vitalized. Tight braids or coils weakens roots and prevents hair from growing longer.<br /><br />17. A proper diet supplemented adequately by vitamins and minerals will optimize the genetic growth cycle. Protein is also very important because hair depends on protein for sustenance.<br /><br />18. Crash diets and low calorie foods could deprive the hair of vital nourishment, so do not eliminate fat and carbohydrates from your diet . The luster in your hair will depend on what you eat and also on how you treat it.Dr. Ashok Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02139178283690636908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306010624675708127.post-21601154012849352422009-04-21T22:40:00.000-07:002009-05-09T23:48:37.372-07:00Picking the proper shampooYou have a myriad of shampoo options, but selecting the right one for your hair isn’t really that difficult when you understand the categories. Shampoos are generally geared toward use on normal, fine, or dry hair; you just have to figure out which one you have.<br />Here’s a breakdown:<br /> Normal hair<br />• Is neither greasy nor dry.<br />• Isn’t permed or color treated.<br />• Generally holds its style well, without the use of lots of<br />products.<br />• Looks good most of the time.<br /> Fine hair<br />• Tends to be limp.<br />• Looks flat and lacks volume.<br />• Is difficult to manage.<br />• Becomes greasy soon after it’s washed.<br /> Dry hair<br />• Is dull.<br />• Is frizzy.<br />• Feels rough.<br />• Has been treated with perms or coloring agents.<br />• Tangles easily.<br /><p>Excess oils tend to weigh the hair down, making it difficult to manage, because the oil clings to dirt and particulate matter. Because sebum is easily spread by passing your fingers through your hair, don’t run your fingers through your hair after you finish drying and styling it. And if your hair is greasy, be sure to use a shampoo designed for greasy hair. It has more powerful surfactants to get the grease off of the scalp and hair shafts, but be aware that more powerful surfactants may be more irritating to the eyes and skin. Shampoos don’t alter the physical properties of the hair, so hair will be just as pliable and strong after a shampoo as it was before. But conditioners in the shampoo can interfere with perming and coloring.</p><br /><p>You can offset the impact by using shampoos that contain silicone micro-emulsifiers. Knowing when to trust the label Because the FDA is involved in the regulation of claims on the labels and the advertising material on these products, you can generally trust the claims if the company is well known. On the other hand, many fly-by-night companies will risk making incredible claims, hoping to fly under the FDA radar, to get you to buy their product. These products often show up on late night infomercials and feature someone wearing a white lab coat (who almost assuredly is not a doctor, although you’re meant to think he is). Because hair products don’t have to be cleared by the FDA before they go on the market, there’s no central place to go to find out if a product is safe and their ads are truthful. If the FDA finds that the product is being falsely advertised, they will first act by serving the company a “cease and desist” letter. It can take considerable time before a company removes a product from the market under these circumstances.</p> <p>The safety and effectiveness of these products may not have been rigorously tested and you don’t want to become a victim of some possibly unsafe product while waiting for the FDA to answer a complaint and then put them out of business; the best thing to do is to buy products from companies that are well known rather than those that advertise on late night TV.</p>Dr. Ashok Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02139178283690636908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306010624675708127.post-38747099868218651572009-04-20T21:46:00.002-07:002009-05-09T23:34:00.722-07:00Keeping Your Hair HealthyIn the process of caring for our hair, we do many damaging things to it, from combing it the wrong way to coloring it with harsh chemicals or subjecting it to strong sunlight. If you’re starting to lose your hair, it’s important to take the best possible care of the hair you still have.I discuss the best ways to care for your hair, but here a few of the worst things you can do to your hair.<br /><br />Never back comb your hair: It damages the hair shaft. Don’t rub your hair dry with a towel. Don’t over dry your hair with a blow dryer; stop before your hair is completely dry. Select the <a href="http://scalp-care.blogspot.com/2009/04/picking-proper-shampoo.html">right shampoo and conditioner</a> for your hair typeDr. Ashok Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02139178283690636908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306010624675708127.post-58402735012777866982009-04-20T21:44:00.002-07:002009-04-27T02:51:43.844-07:00Possible Causes of Hair Loss<h3>Hair Loss Basics</h3><br />Everyone loses around 100 hairs from their head every day, but serious hair loss isn’t a “one cause fits all” type of problem; many factors contribute to hair loss.<br /><h3>Common Causes</h3><br />The most common causes of hair loss are listed here.<br /><br /><li><b><span style="color:#ff0000;">Genetics:</span></b> Yes, you knew it all along: It’s Mom’s (or Dad’s) fault that you have no hair. The overwhelming majority (up to 98 percent) of men with balding fall into the genetic category.<br /><br />Female genetic balding occurs much less frequently, but up to 50 percent of women have hair loss related to their inherited genes. The good news is that only seven percent of men develop the most advanced balding pattern (left with just a 3 inch wreath of hair around the side and back of the head). If you’ve inherited this pattern, it’s usually evident by the time you’re 30.Genetic hair loss in men generally falls into one of several distinct hair loss patterns identified under the Norwood classification system.<br /><br />In balding men, the hair around the sides of the head almost always retains a normal,<br />thick appearance.<br /><br />In women, genetic hair loss is different; for one thing, it tends to occur as overall hair thinning (including the sides of the head) rather than loss of hair on certain areas of the head.<br /><br /><li><b><span style="color:#ff0000;">Diseases:</span></b> A number of diseases as well as hormonal influences, including thyroid disease and anemia, cause hair loss. Autoimmune disease also can cause patchy hair loss.<br /><br /><li><b><span style="color:#ff0000;">Mechanical causes:</span></b> This is caused by external forces such as tight braiding, rubber banding, turbans, or other hair torture devices that put stress and strain on your hair.<br /> <br /><li><b><span style="color:#ff0000;">Stress:</span></b> In some cases, stress can contribute to hair loss in those who are genetically predisposed to it or can result in a sudden loss of hair in a condition called telogen effluvium.<br /><li><b><span style="color:#ff0000;">Medications:</span></b> Many medicines, most notably anabolic steroids, birth control pills, antidepressants, and tranquiliz-<br />ers, can cause hair loss.Dr. Ashok Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02139178283690636908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306010624675708127.post-88039177687716265992009-04-25T06:29:00.000-07:002009-04-25T06:36:39.551-07:00Treatment for Hair Loss<STRONG>Treatment for Hair Loss</STRONG><br /><BR>It is recommended that to consult a doctor for any scalp condition. <BR><BR><STRONG>Tips for healthy scalp<BR></STRONG> <br /><UL> <br /><LI>Wash your hair frequently to keep away dirt.</LI> <br /><LI>Massage your scalp regularly with fingertips to stimulate and promote circulation in your scalp.</LI> <br /><LI>Avoid applying hair care products directly on the scalp.</LI> <br /><LI>After using the swimming pool, shampoo your hair to wash off chlorine.</LI> <br /><LI>Do not expose your hair and scalp to the sun and wind.</LI> <br /><LI>Do not use tight caps and hats as they may lead to poor blood circulation. Do not exchange hats or caps.</LI> <br /><LI>Avoid stress.</LI> <br /><LI>Use the right type of hair brush or comb.</LI> <br /><LI>Avoid too much of thick and greasy oils.</LI> <br /><LI>Avoid very hot water to wash hair.</LI> <br /><LI>Use a moisturizing shampoo.</LI> <br /><LI>Set the blow dryer on the lowest heat while blow drying your hair.</LI> <br /><LI>Eat a balanced diet with lots of vegetables and fruits.</LI></UL></TD> <br /><br /><STRONG>Right way to message your scalp</STRONG> <br /><UL> <br /><LI>Start messaging from the forehead hairline along the front, side, and back of the head, in the form of small circles with your fingertips.</LI> <br /><LI>Work your way toward the top as in the form of a circle.</LI> <br /><LI>Massage your scalp everyday for at least ten minutes.</LI> <br /><LI>You can also massage your scalp when shampooing your hair.</LI></UL></TD>Dr. Ashok Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02139178283690636908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306010624675708127.post-67547609603973250942008-10-12T20:16:00.000-07:002009-04-24T08:27:46.851-07:00Answers By Dermatologist<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><font face="Arial" size="4">Scalp Care and Hair Loss<br /> </font><font size="2" face="Verdana">Answered by :<br /> </font><br /> <font face="Arial" size="2" color="#469f07"><b>Dr. Ashok Raj</b></font><br /><tr><br /> <td align="center" valign="top" width="810" style="border: 1 solid #614C79"><br /> <table width="90%" border="0" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="0" class="normal_txt"><br /> <tr> <br /> <td width="50%" class="red_border"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td><br /> <td width="50%" class="red_border"></td><br /> </tr><br /> <tr> <br /> <td colspan="2" class="red_border"><br /><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Pramod</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Dear Doctor,I am 35 yrs old.My problem is hair is thinning and losing hair density.The medicines and tonic (Ayredhic, English) as in Advertisements demanding the hair growth.How much is these medicines effective?</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>i am not familiar with the medicine</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>nitha</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"> I'am living in uae,I've some problem with dandruff.How can i protect my hair from dandruf , how can make my hair longer and stronger</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>use anidandruff shampoo from himalaya trichup 1 cap two times a day apply kanjunnyadi coconut oil before bathe</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>ABDUL</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">IS THERE ANY REMEDY FOR ALOPECIA AREATA. I was it since 6 months but the hair is become now normal but the color is little white. but my beard is still some hair falling spots.</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>alopecia is related to stress and also it is a fungsl skin infection.<br />According to ayurveda alopecia has to be treated in a Direct outpatient consultation</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Anitha</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Very much Loosing my Hair, How i can maintain this. I need a Long and thick hair. Can you Solve my Problem.Anitha </td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>Use kunthalakanthy coconut oil before bathe and narasimharasayanam 10 gm two times a day trichup 1 cap two times a day</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Suraj</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Doctor, I am suraj from bangalore.25Year old.My hair is losing.Its very nice.So can u prescribe any Ayurvedic Medicine for It.</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>kanjunyadi coconut oil apply before bathe trichup 1 cap two times a day</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>George</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">How to stop hairfall? How to protect natural color of the hair? What are the daily steps to follow for the healthy hair?</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>kunthalakanthy coconut oil will stop hairfall,natural color will not be maintained after 20 years easily .Use herbal shampoo like chemparathy or cherupayarpodi </td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>mini</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">mudiyude attam pilarunnathu engane thadayam</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>dhoordhoorapathradi coconut oil apply before bathe</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>shaji</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">i have thran wht i do???</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>use antidandruff shampoo of himalaya and use kunthalakanthy coconut oil</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>BIJU</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">i am 36 years old my hair is now little white colour came. what can i do,I am in U.A.E at eight month.</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>nothing can be effectively done in your case</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>BIJU</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">i am 36 years old my hair is now little white colour came. what can i do,I am in U.A.E at eight month.</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>nothing can be effectively done in your case</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>mujeeb</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">drandruff vannal athu sukamaville? more shampoo more powder use cheythu.shambu use cheyyumbol hair kooduthal kozhiyukayanu ithinu prathivithi ondu? shambu use cheyyumbol kuravundu .nirthumbol veendum varunnu.</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>shamppo upayogichal seriyagilla ,better cherupayar podi or uzhunnupodi pinne kanjunnyadi coconut oil nallathanu trichup cap 1 veetham randu neram kazhikkunnathu valare nallathu aanu</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>shijo</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">how to prevent hair falling</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>use kunthalakanthy cocnuit oil before bathe and narasimharasayanam 10 gms after food two times a day</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>mujeeb</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">drandruff vannal athu sukamaville? more shampoo more powder use cheythu.shambu use cheyyumbol hair kooduthal kozhiyukayanu ithinu prathivithi ondu? shambu use cheyyumbol kuravundu .nirthumbol veendum varunnu.</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>eppolum dandruffine sreddhikkanam athayathu cheeppu ,thalayan ura ,kulikkunna thuvarthu ellaam vrithiyayi vakkanam shampuvinu pagaram cherupayarpodi upayogikku</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>narayani</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">my hair is falling very badly. i have used so many hair oils but still falling . i heard that due to mental strain also hair fall . is it true? i have lots of tensions in my life . i used to strain my self a lot[mentally] . may be because of that i think so hair is falling like anything . now i am 31 and before 20 my hair never used to fall . is it correct .. any cure for this to avoid tension and grow my hair</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>yes because of mental tension there will occur lot of hairfall u can use mentat tab 2 tab two times a day and aswagandharishtam 30 ml 2 times a day.<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>shila</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Dear doctormy name is shila i am 41 year now my problem is loosing my hair too much most of my hair in white when i was in 30 at present i am using vatika oil last 2year i am using mylangi powder because already i have allergic anyway last month i used black gold hair dye i didnt get any allergic actually my hair lengthy, straight and thick also now all thickness gone .give answer in malayalam thank you </td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>ningalude white hair 40 vayasil ee kalathu sadharnam aanu,natural henna powder upayogikunnnathu nallatha,kurachu naal masam adupichu naraasimharasayanam 10 gm veetham kazhikkku trichup cap onnu veetham randu neram kazhikku</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>manoj</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">iam 29 years old.i have dandruft as well as grey hair.even though i use shampoo every day ,dandruft does not go.is there any solutions to get rid of dandruft as well as grey hair.please answer my question</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>greying at this age cannot be controlled u can try prapaundareekadi coconut oil before bathe for dandruff please keep clean your bathe towel,comb and 0pillow cover with ntiseptic solution regularly</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>HASHIM</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">DANDRUFF</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>use kanjunnyadi coconut oil before bathe and trichup cap 1 cap two times a day after food</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>mini</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Hi Doctor,how can I prevent hair fall?</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>apply kanjunnyadi coconut oil before bathe</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>mini</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Hi Doctor,how can I prevent hair fall?</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>it is ideal to use kanjunnyadi coconut oil before bathe and trichup cap 1 cap two times a day after food</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>mini</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Hi Doctor,how can I prevent hair fall?</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>it is ideal to use kanjunnyadi coconut oil before bathe and trichup cap 1 cap two times a day after food</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>mini</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Hi Doctor,how can I prevent hair fall?</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>it is ideal to use kanjunnyadi coconut oil before bathe and trichup cap 1 cap two times a day after food</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>mini</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Hi Doctor,how can I prevent hair fall?</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>it is ideal to use kanjunnyadi coconut oil before bathe and trichup cap 1 cap two times a day after food</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>mini</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Hi Doctor,how can I prevent hair fall?</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>it si ideal to use kanjunnyadi coconut oil before bathe and trichup cap 1 cap two times a day after food</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>veni</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">I'm staying in a hostel and the water here is hard. I've got severe dandruff problem,so hairfall is also severe. My hair looks so dull also.Please advise me, what to do..</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>if you can boil water for washing th hair or head with amla and use it is good to reduceteh hairfall.It is better to use kunthalakanthy coconut hair oil before bathe and narasimharasyanam 10 gm tow times after food</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Sariga.K.T.</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">My hair is falling and new hairs are not growing at all.Twice in a week only I apply oil on my head. Which oil I should use for my problem? And please let me know whether daily use of oil can reduce hair falling.</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>Kunthalakanthy coconut hair oil is ideal to promote the hairgrowth and stop hairfall,daily use of oil application will nhance the health of the scalp</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>babubency@hotmail.com</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">hi, doctor, i have prob on my frontal reagion hair all falling really im too much worried what shall i do. im in bahrain . plz give answer to me</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>Kunthalakanthy coconut hair oil apply before bathe narasimharasayanam 10 gms two times a day after food</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>shyamjith</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">i am working in dubai. My hairs are falling even if there is drandruf sticked on roots of hair. so that i am using one medical shampoo which i bought from medical shop. so kindly tell me that even if we are using shampoo in the category of alopathy why the reason is hair is falling and how can i solve this problem? i am going to marry on next month. i am waiting for ur kind advise to control itthanks and regards,shyamjith </td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>Better clean the pillow cover ,comb and bathe towel with antiseptic solution and apply kunthalakanthy coconut oil before bathe an herbal shampoo powder during bathe</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>gejo</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Whitening of hair in early </td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>Above 20 years of age whitening cannot be cured ,if it is below the age of 20 prapoundarekadi oil and narasimharasayanam 10 gms two times a day</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>mini</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">how to remove broken te end of hair</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>already replied</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>sheeba</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">I have dandruff in my hair. it is coming out like white small parts while iching. Please advice</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>Use kunthalakanthy coconut oil before bathe and apply shampoo powder ,also clean comb ,bathe towel and pillow cover with antiseptic solution</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>sonia</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">how to make an ideal oil</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>please make a clear question ideal oil for the scalp or hairgrowth or whatever u need to obtain by the use should be specified</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>mini</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">how to remove broken te end of hair</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>dhurdhoorapathradikeram apply bfore bathe and take 10gm narasimharasayanam two times aday after food</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>anwer</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">dear doctor enik mudi nall pole koyiyunnund ath pole thanne tharanum thalayil chila samayangalil chorichilum und thalayude mun bakath kashandi ayittund ee mudi koyichil maranum kashandiyil mudi valaranum nhan entha cheyyandath enikk ippol vayas 30 kayinhu marupadi tharumenna pratheekshayode anwer</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>kashandy control cheyyan sadhyam alla,thaaran pogaan kunthalakanthy coconut oil apply cheyyu kulikkunathinu munpu+ clean aakkanam comb,pilow cover,and bathe towel with antiseptic solution</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Joseph</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Myself aged 28yrs...facing hair loss problem. Can u suggest any hair oil for my daily usage.</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>Kunthalakanthi hair oil apply bfore bathe 30 minutes minimum<br />trichup cap 1 cap two times a day</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>SHINE</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Drandruff, and hair falling and forming layers in skull, while removing these layer hair is being removed.</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>Please clean the scalp with kanjiwater before bathe and clean the bathe towel,comb and pillow cover with antiseptic solution to stop dandruff.use kunthalakanthy cocnut oil and herbal shampoo powder </td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Mrs.</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Dear Dr. ente mudikku neelam kuravuannu. pinne ullu ella. mudi uri pokunnu. dr. pls help me. ente mudi nallathu pole mudi valaran enta margam dr. pls hel me.</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>natural way to improve the hair growth and strength is use aloe vera raw gel on the scalp before bathe,trichup cap two times a day </td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>shiji</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">tharan pokan enthu cheyyanam</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>clean the scalp,and hair with kanji water ,before bathe and apply kunthalakanthy coconut oil after that and then take bathe with chemparathy thalipody.make the bathtowel,comb,and pillowcover cleaned with antiseptic solution regularly</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>RASHEED</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">am working at qatar for one and half years and aged 30.am in trouble with hair loss.my hair type is dry,but no dandruff or othr problems. am using mineral water for washiing the hair. but stil have the problem continues.what can i do sir, i am expecting ur suggestions.thanks in advance</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>use the narasimharasayanam to improve the health of the scalp and use trichup cap to regulate the hormonal level for the hair</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>anu</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Is there any medicine for premature greying of hair?</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>if it is below the age of 20 there is effective cure from ayurveda unless it is not a genetic disorder</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>ANIL</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">We are in Dubai, My wife is having continous hair loss. please help to solve this problem.Thanking you,Regards/Anil Kumar </td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>hairfall can be arrested by using suitable ayurvedic oils to nourish the hair and scalp like kunthalakanthy or kanjunnyadi</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>meera</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">tharan illathakkan enthucheyyanam</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>scalp clean aayi vekkanam ,athinu pillowcover,comb and bathtowel regular aayi antiseptic solution kondu kazhuganam,pinne nalla hair oil from ayurveda upayogichu thalipodi kondu kazhuganam thalayum mudiyum</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>NIRMAL</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Sir,I am from Dubai,my problem is my hair went more. I am a heathy man ,pls give me one solution. N.B - this problem started more than 5 years, i used so many oils during this time.</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>narasimhsrsayanam 10gm two times a day and trichup cap 1 cap two times a day</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>renju</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">dandruf problum</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>cleanse the bathtowel,comb and pillow cover with anitseptic solution regualarly.Use antidantidandruffoil and shampoo of himalaya herbal remedies</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>sabeena</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">hair nannayi koynju pokunnu pala hair oils try cheythu now am using "kesamrutham" so bplz give me answer to my question doctor</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>please add hairich cap 2 cap two times a day alongwith the oil</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>NIRMAL</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Sir,I am from Dubai,my problem is my hair went more. I am a heathy man ,pls give me one solution. N.B - this problem started more than 5 years, i used so many oils during this time.</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>kanjunnyadi oil before bathe and narasimharasyanam after food two times a day</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>SHINE</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Drandruff, and hair falling and forming layers in skull, while removing these layer hair is being removed.</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>suspect it is more than dandruff need to consult a doctor to rule out psoriasis<br /></td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>kallu</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">thalamudi koshiunnade endukonde</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>scalp health kurayunnathu karanam allengil general health kurayumbolum mudi kozhiyum</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Suku</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Sir,I am 27 years old boy,working in Bangalore.My problem is "Hair falling more and Colour of my hair comes white(Akala Nara).Now I am using boiled coconut oil mixed with Karpooram. Some times washing of my hair by using Thali(Chemparathy).So sir please give me precaution for my problem.Regards,Suku </td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>see below twenty it is easy to control the greying and hairfall can be arrested with the trichup cap 2 cap two times a day</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>SAHAD</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">THARAN</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>anttidandruff shampoo and oil fom himalaya is the ideal care for your problem</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>banu</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">to avoid dandref,shining of hairand growth of hair</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>apply antidandruff hairoil,and shampoo of himalaya </td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>alex</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">how will keep our hair as a healthy hair. we are using for bathing water, is hard water that means purified water form sea water. </td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>prepare amla(Gooseberry)powder decoction to wash your head and hair in water</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Saraswathy</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">My 5 year old daughter's hair a little brownish and a few gray strands.What is the remedy? Coconut oil is applied once in 3-4 days.</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>to improve color of the hair Manadara lepam after bathe is ideal</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Raju</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">I am Raju. I would like to know the solution of Dandruff also how to protect hair loose from dandruff. Any specific Hair oil can you suggest? I am working Middle East region. </td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>himalaya antidandruff shampoo is ideal ,keep bathtwel,comb,and pillow cover clean with any antiseptic solution</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Bindu</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">My hair was very good in looking upto an age of 15 years. After that, its growth rate becomes very poor. I have normal hair (nature) and is somewhaat curly. What can I do for its proper growth? Which oil and shampoo can I use? We are now settled in Jaipur, Rajasthan and I am a teacher. Now I am 28 yrs old. I have a son of 7 yrs and a daughter of 1 year. Please give me a proper advice.</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>Himalaya hairnourishment oil and antidandruff shampoo you can use</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Mohammed</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Hello Doctor,Good morning...My name is Mohammed Shafick ,working in dubai as a 3d visualizer.I am suffering from this dandruff and hairloss for the last 3 years.Can u please suggest any simple treatment for this.Because it is very difficult to go for a fully ayurvedic treatment especially in dubai.Kindly give a solution for this.Thank you</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>wash your head and hair with rice water-kanji water ,keep your bathtowel,pilllow cover and comb with any antiseptic solution also use nourishing oils for scalp and shampoo to keep your scalp clean</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Mohammed</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Hello Doctor,Good morning...My name is Mohammed Shafick ,working in dubai as a 3d visualizer.I am suffering from this dandruff and hairloss for the last 3 years.Can u please suggest any simple treatment for this.Because it is very difficult to go for a fully ayurvedic treatment especially in dubai.Kindly give a solution for this.Thank you</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>wash your head and hair with rice water-kanji water ,keep your bathtowel,pilllow cover and comb with any antiseptic solution also use nourishing oils for scalp and shampoo to keep your scalp clean</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Mohammed</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Hello Doctor,Good morning...My name is Mohammed Shafick ,working in dubai as a 3d visualizer.I am suffering from this dandruff and hairloss for the last 3 years.Can u please suggest any simple treatment for this.Because it is very difficult to go for a fully ayurvedic treatment especially in dubai.Kindly give a solution for this.Thank you</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>wash your head and hair with rice water-kanji water ,keep your bathtowel,pilllow cover and comb with any antiseptic solution also use nourishing oils for scalp and shampoo to keep your scalp clean</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Mohammed</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Hello Doctor,Good morning...My name is Mohammed Shafick ,working in dubai as a 3d visualizer.I am suffering from this dandruff and hairloss for the last 3 years.Can u please suggest any simple treatment for this.Because it is very difficult to go for a fully ayurvedic treatment especially in dubai.Kindly give a solution for this.Thank you</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>wash your head and hair with rice water-kanji water ,keep your bathtowel,pilllow cover and comb with any antiseptic solution also use nourishing oils for scalp and shampoo to keep your scalp clean</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Mohammed</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Hello Doctor,Good morning...My name is Mohammed Shafick ,working in dubai as a 3d visualizer.I am suffering from this dandruff and hairloss for the last 3 years.Can u please suggest any simple treatment for this.Because it is very difficult to go for a fully ayurvedic treatment especially in dubai.Kindly give a solution for this.Thank you</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>wash your heaad and hair with rice water-kanjiu water ,keep your bathtowel,pilllow cover and comb with any antiseptic solution also use nourishing oils for scalp and shampoo to keep your scalp clean</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Lakshmi</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">After the chickengunia fever my hair too fell out and the hair condition is very low.So I want to restore my hair what kind of ayurvedic medicine protect my hair.I have 39 years old now.</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>it is better to improve your health first ,use narasimharasayanam or aswagandhadi leham 10 gms two times a day</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>godwin.antony</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">I am 29, from past 4years lusing too much hair,</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>trichup hair oil apply before bathe</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Jaison</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Hi,I am Jaison 27 Years from Kottayam now working in Kuwait. My hair falling for the last 5 years and now i am little bald in my front of skull. Small pimples will come and lot of dandruff also. Also i am suffering from bad smell from my head. may be because of this dandruff. Is hair falling related with sexuality? How i can prevent hair falling? i have good hairs in chest, moustache, eye brows and lower parts of heads. Can you advice me?Jaison</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>basicall hair is not related with sexuality,but male hormones stimulates growth of hair of face and chest and female hormones promotes the hairgrowth of head.try using chemparathyadi keram and chemparathy thali.u can use any fragrant alo vera gel for your badsmelling head</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>DILISHA</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">became a strong and lengthy hairwhat can i do?</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>narasimharasayanam 10 gm two times a day after food.Trichup hair oil before bathe</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Hemalatha.R</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">tharan matanum hair growthinum</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>oil kunthalakanthy coconut oil before bathe ,Hairich cap 1 cap two times a day after food.clean the bathtowel ,comb and pillowcover with antiseptic solution of thriphala powder</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Anjali</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Good Morning Sir, my mind is not good sir, becoz : I have long hair but my hair falling down plse advice any solution abut this</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>hair oils like kunthalakanthi wil help a lot,trichup cap 1 cap 2 times a day</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>sameena</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">I had long hair before. But now my hair is like a tail and I am having itching also. By itching scratches also occur. I need healthy black hair. I am using parachute coconut oil. Give me your tips for a healthy hair</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>it is better to consult an ayurveda doctor since it is come to a drastic level of hairfall</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>sh</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">What will i do against hair splits and dandruff?</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>put an answer already</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Dichu</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">my hair is looking very dry and i have dandruff in my hair.pls tel me what caring should i give for my hair. What shampoo should i use.</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>Kanjunnyadi coconut oil before bathe and trichup cap 2 cap two times a day.bathtowel,pillowcover and comb should be regularly cleaned with antispetic solution of thriphala powder</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>anjali</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">how the hair can become longand morethickness?</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>kunthalakanthy oil before bathe and narasimharasayanam 10 gm tow times a day after food</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>sh</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">What will i do against hair splits and dandruff?</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>dhoorhurapathradi coconut oil before bathe.<br />Narasimharasayanam 10 gm two times a day after food</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>LAILA</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">DEAR SIRTALA MUDI KOZHILIN PRATI VIDHI ARIYICHALUM ..AGE 27</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>kanjunnyadi Oil before bathe<br />Hairich cap 1 cap two times a day</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Abhilash</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Dear Doctor,I have only little hair and I am suffering with lots of dandruff and my scin on the head also removing. Please advice. </td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>pillowcover ,bathtowel,comb -clean these with antispetic solution of ayurveda thriphalapowder trichup cap 1 cap two times a day kanjunnyadi coconut oil before bathe</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>resily</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">i am 28yrs,but my some hair greying(white).how to cure?</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>below 20 greying can be controlled ,to try prapaundareegadi oil is ideally good<br /></td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>divya</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">how can hair splitting and falling be controlled? </td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>dhurdhoorapathradi coconut oil before bathe is ideally good for hair splitting</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>beena</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">How can grown up the hair and remove Tharan ?</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>Ayurveda oils like kanjunnyadi or kunthalakanthy is ideal,to stop thaaran pogaan pillowcover,bathtowel,comb -wash with antiseptic preparation of thriphala powder </td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>shajahan</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">thala mudiyil mylanji edunnadu kondu mudikko allankil thalakko valla prashnavum undo?</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>illa nallathaanu</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>sharath</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">im 24 years of age. everyday i lose hairs upto 25 numbers. im having adndruff. its very hard and like scapl its peeling out. and very thick pieces . i tried many shampoos and hair oils . there is no effect. suggest me a good medicine</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>Trichup cap 2 cap two times a day.Narasimharasayanam 10 gm two times a day</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Regi.</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">I am male 38. My hair is healthy and black till now. But as now I am on a foreign country for some reasons \unknown to me my hair is falling heavily. What I could do to prevent hair loss. The temperature here is 05 degree celcius centigrade or so and expected to fall to minus in the coming months. Also I fear about the water quality.Plz advise me to maintain my healthy hair.Thanks a lotRegi.</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>with cold climate generally the hair does not fall,it might be the reason for hard water.Do one thing -boil water with amla(nellika powder)and wash yopur hairs with this solution<br /></td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>josephfranklin</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">I am suffering from dandruff for many years.Recently it was diagnised as psoriasis.I cut my hair short and using an ayur oil called Dermotint by Herba Vita.I have a little relief.Can you tell me what is the cause and the best remedy?</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>the cause is an noninfectious inflammatory disease of skin which is a scaling disorder ,hence need to be treated very carefully and seriously.temporary management can be had with ayurvedic medicines but need to be admitted in ayurvedic hospital and systematic treatment to be followed for cure.</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>smitha</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">How to protect our hair in drundruf ? (I am 25 yr old)</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>Clean the scalp with Kanjiwater before bathe and clean the bathetowell ,pillow cover and comb with ayurvedic antiseptic solution of thriphala powder(5 gm in 5 liters of water).Kanjunnyadi oil is ideal before bathe</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>devika</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">how to avoid hair breakage/splittans</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>dhurdhoorapthradi coconut oil half an hour before bathe.</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>usha</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Dear Doctor,I am 42 year old working women at Ahmedabad. I am facing thyroid problem since last 15 years and taking daily one thyromorm tablet . Now my hair is very very thin and every day my hair is falling. what to do to escape this problem. with regards,usha</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>The thyroid problem is affecting the hairgrowth .Hence the thyroid has to be taken care by ayurvedic medicine -Kanchanara gulgulu 1 tab two times before food a day .Trichup cap 1 cap two times after food a day.Oils like dhathri or kunthlakanthii can also be used</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Rani</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">I am 26 years old. Married and 2 kids. Now in Gulf with hus. My hair is falling and have Dandruf,used most of the medicine , no use.Kindly advise.</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>can you tell me whether you maintain the health of your hair well/try oils like psoranil and trichup cap</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>smitha</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">How to protect our hair in drundruf ?</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>use aloe vera raw gel before bathe and chemparathy thali .clean the bathtowel,pillow cover and comb with antiseptic solution of thriphala powder</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Taniya</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">how can i stop loosing of my hair? What are the steps to be taken for the growth of new hairs?</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>Hairomax caps 1 cap two times a day , Dhathri haircare before bathe and herbal shampoo powder for cleansing</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>shiji</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">ente mudiyil tharanum mudikozhichilum und mudipotipokunnu athin enthan cheyyuka</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>scalp valare clean aayi sookshikanam - dhorrdoorapathradi keram oil half hour before bathe ,trichup cap 1 tab two times a day.</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>divya</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">whether ther wil be any harm in straightening the hair??</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>no harm in straightening in doing natural methods ,chemical and artificial methods is not suggestive</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Unnikrishnan</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">i am sufferering from heavy hair falling,can you advice to reduce the Intensity ?</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>please be specific about the location or water if of hard nature .Anyway use dhurdhoorapathradi oil before bathe and narasimharasayanam 10 gm after food.</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>lami</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">mudi koshichil thadayan enthu cheyanam?</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>use oil &amp; shmpoo powdersuitable for your hair and scalp after diagnosing your skin and hair -like ,is it rough or oily skin ,hair is thin or thick </td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>NISHA</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">My hair is falling too much and i have dandruff on my hair.when i put shampoo the scalp will get cleansed and after 1 day dandruff is coming back.i am using Neelibringadi but still no result.Please advice</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>Boil in antiseptic decoction(Thriphala powder 10gm in 5 liter water) your pillow cover ,bathetowell,and comb every week.Wash your air in kanjiwater for two to three weeks before bathe.It is better to try eladi keram instead of neelibringadi.</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>jinu</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">huge hair falling and grey hair </td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>use kunthalakanthy oil half hour before bathe and chembarathy thali after bathe and narasimharasayanam 10 gm 2 times before food</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Shabana</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">I had thick hair but now its falling.i want my hair to grow thick and be long.Sir ,can you suggest me how to make good oil for my hair at home?</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>It is best to prepare gingely oil-1 litre with the kanjunni5 kg and the coconut shell burnt and powdered-25gm+coconut kernel's milk 500ml, to use before bathe</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Mrs.</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">I want thick hair what can I do ?</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>u can use castor oil half hour applied before bathe for thick hair<br /></td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>jincy</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">i have dandruf in my hair, whay is the solution to remove dandruf</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>Clean your scalp with kanjiwater before bathe,use the pillow cover,bathtowel,and comb after the antiseptic cleansing with thriphala decoction(Boil 10gm thriphala powder-5 litres of water)</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>sujatha</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">doctor i am 39 yrs old. my hair is now become grey and loosing 20 to 50 hair strips per day. please give me any remedy for this soon thanks suja </td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>The greying is not premature since the age is 39.for hairfall it is ideal to use dhurdhoorapathradi oil 30 minutes before bathe.Hairich cap 1 cap 2 times a day will do a lot of help to arrest the problem</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>SOUMY</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">mY HAIRS ARE GOOD.bUT DANDRUFF IS A BIG PROBLEM.hERE IN PUNE WATER IS ALSO NOT GOODhOW i CAN KEEP MY HAIRS HEALTHY</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>Boil 10gm of amala dried for three litres of water to wash ur haead and hair after natural cooling will be better .Also clean the pillow cover ,bathetowel and comb every week with antiparation of antiseptic decoction of thriphalapowder(10gm for 5 liter water)</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>N.Shiek</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">no</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>sorry question is unclear</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Jayan</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">At the out set, I thank you for having introduced online facility matters concerning hair problems. Hope it does not focus only on Women. I have been living in the gulf since many years and has a hard hair. I am also losing hair everyday. Could you advice how to overcome this problem. I apply oil twice in a week. I would also like to have a straight hair. Look forward to your reply.</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>The excessive heat and hard water of gulf causes the excessive hairloss.Since oil is being used regular,to add to the care Narasimharasayanam 10 gm twice a day to enhance the hairgrowth</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>sunilkumar</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">my hair little little gone.which oil good</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>Neelibringadi oil apply half hour before bathe and wash with chemparathy thalli</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Question by: </strong>Vijayalakshmi</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737">Dr,Thaaran pokan enth cheyyanam?</td></tr><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#373737"><strong>Answer by Dr: </strong>thaaran poguvaan scalp healthy aayi vakkanam-Oils like kunthalakaanthi,kanjunnyadi ,apply less than half nour before bathe and use cherupayar or chemparathy thali for cleansing.Also keep the bathe towel,pillow cover and comb antiseptic cleansed every week till thaaran is cleared.</td></tr><tr><td width="774" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1 solid #FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></td></tr></td><br /> </tr><br /> </table></td><br /> <br /> <br /> </tr>Dr. Ashok Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02139178283690636908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306010624675708127.post-26615094755117038492009-04-20T21:39:00.000-07:002009-04-24T07:27:40.797-07:00Introduction<h3>Hair loss—what’s the big deal?</h3><br />Everyone loses their hair eventually, right? No point in worrying about it, or buying a book about it. For that matter, how much is there to say about hair loss anyway? And isn’t it rather vain to worry about hair loss when world peace still hasn’t been achieved? While we’d be the last to argue that world peace should take a back seat to your hair loss, we think there’s plenty to say about losing your hair—which is why we’ve written this book. We also think that losing your hair can be a crushing blow to your self esteem, and can affect your social life, work performance and view of yourself.<br /><br />The good news is there are things you can do to minimize or prevent hair loss, and ways to obtain a whole new head of hair, if you decide to go that route. It may help you to realize the scope of the hair loss problem by considering the following statistics:<br /> <li>Around fifty percent of men suffer from some degree of male pattern baldness by age fifty<br /> <li>Around twenty million women have significant hair loss at some point in their lives<br /> <li>Millions of men have taken prescription medications to prevent or decrease hair loss<br /> <li>Approximately 100,000 men have hair transplants every year Whether you already have significant hair loss, or are just sizing up the other members of your family and fearing that hair loss is in your future, My postings will help you face your concerns and weigh your options in the most practical way possible.<br /><br /><br />About This Blog<br />The goal of this Blog is to make you more aware of the options you have if you’re suffering from hair loss, and to make you more comfortable pursuing those options. Whether you choose to take medication, buy a hairpiece, or go directly to hair transplantation, we want you to be an educated and confident consumer. We also want you to understand hair: what it is, why it reacts the way it does to the abuse most of us heap on it, and how best to preserve its appearance.<br /><br />This blog is for you if you’re concerned about future hair loss or already in the throes of it, or if you know someone who is. You’ll learn more here than you ever wanted to know about diseases that cause hair loss, the medications and over the counter options that promote hair growth, how hair transplants are performed, how to<br />choose a good surgeon, and the way hairpieces are made.Dr. Ashok Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02139178283690636908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306010624675708127.post-63900833110007479812009-04-22T01:36:00.000-07:002009-04-24T07:16:31.372-07:00Thickening your hair<h3>Who wants flat, wimpy hair, the kind that lacks body or bounce?</h3><br />Limp hair is almost always very fine hair, because fine hair shafts don’t have enough thickness to maintain their stiffness and to stand away from the scalp. Hair that’s naturally curved takes up more room and makes hair appear fuller than it actually is. (People from Mediterranean areas, such as France, Spain, and Italy, are famous for lush, wavy, full-bodied hair.)Using styling gels or a mousse that attach to your hair shafts can give your hair a thicker appearance, even if “flat as a pancake” describes your normal hair to a T. Gels and mousses increase the roughness of the hair in addition to giving the appearance of a thicker hair shaft.<br /><br />The increased roughness of the hairs makes them bond to each other, which makes your hair appear fuller. When your hair is fine, it’s not a good idea to use smoothing products that take away the rough character of the hair because your hair can end up appearing even thinner than it actually is.<br /><br />You may have to try several different mousses and gels to find<br />what works best for your hair because there are so many products<br />on the market that you need to experiment to find the one that fits<br />you needs best). Mousses and some gels are particularly good for<br />fine hair to increase the sense of hair bulk.Dr. Ashok Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02139178283690636908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306010624675708127.post-51669587900933188472009-04-24T06:39:00.001-07:002009-04-24T07:04:48.257-07:00Alopecia Areata<h3>Alopecia Areata- A major hair loss cause</h3> <br /> <br /><b>Alopecia areata</b> (AA) is a highly unpredictable autoimmune skin disease. It causes alopecia not only on the scalp but also in other hair growing areas of the body. It can affect men, women, or children. It is perhaps the second or third most common form of hair loss after androgenetic alopecia and telogen effluvium. It is a common hair loss cause that can often be seen in a dermatology clinic. <br /> <br />The reason for the development of this major hair loss cause is still unknown and the public is still not quite familiar with alopecia areata. Due to the ignorance of the masses this hair loss cause can have a profound impact on one's life and functional status, both at work and at school. <br /> <br /><h3>Mechanism of the hair loss cause</h3> <br /> <br />In this major hair loss cause, the affected hair follicles are mistakenly attacked by a person's own immune system (white blood cells). It leads to the arrest of the hair growth stage. Alopecia areata in the initial stage is evident as one or more small, round, smooth bald patches on the scalp. Slowly it can progress to the total scalp and result in major hair loss. When the alopecia covers the entire scalp it is called alopecia totalis and when it leads to hair loss over the complete body then it is called alopecia universalis. <br /> <br />Although there is a lot of inflammation involved in this hair loss cause, the harmful effects of the immune system focuses on the roots of the hair follicle under the skin. As a result, not much is visible above the skin surface. There is no redness and often no pain, although a few people do find their skin itchy or painful to touch in the very early stages of alopecia areata development. The hair loss can be quite sudden developing in a few days and it may develop anywhere on the scalp. <br /> <br /><h3>Causes</h3> <br /> <br />Current studies suggest that in alopecia areata some unknown element triggers the immune system which then targets hair follicles. The studies also indicate a presence of some genetic traits that make some people more predisposed to the disease. These specific genetic traits increase the susceptibility and also the degree of disease intensity. There are also some infectious diseases like seborrheic dermatitis where hereditary issues play an important role. <br /> <br />Some dermatologists believe that there are a wide range of contributing factors that can make someone more susceptible to developing alopecia areata. Hormones, allergies, viruses, and even toxins might contribute to this severe hair loss cause. Dermatologists believe that a combination of all these factors may result in the development of alopecia areata in an individual. <br /> <br />Traditionally alopecia areata is believed to be a stress induced disease and it is treated accordingly by some dermatologists. But very little scientific evidence has been found to support the view that stress causes AA. <br /> <br /><h3>Effects</h3> <br /><b>Alopecia areata</b> occurs in men and women of all ages and races. The onset of the autoimmune skin disease most often begins from childhood itself which can be psychologically devastating. Although not life-threatening, this severe hair loss cause is a major cause of concern, due to its sudden onset, recurrent hair loss and unpredictable results. Due to all these effects the hair loss is emotionally disturbing. <br /> <br />But fortunately, unlike many other autoimmune diseases, the target, hair follicles, are not completely destroyed and can regrow once the inflammation subsides. People with just one or two patches of AA often have a full recovery within 2 years whether or not they receive treatment. However, about 30% of individuals find the hair loss cause persists and becomes more extensive. They may experience repeated cycles of hair loss and regrowth through alopecia areata. <br /> <br />At present, there is no permanent cure for this severe form of hair loss, although the hair may return by itself. Some of the treatments of this hair loss cause, are generally effective in milder cases, but none are universally effective. Another genetic hair disease called Hypotrichosis has no effective treatments. Once the hair sheds off, hypotrichosis affected individual has no hair regrowth in his lifetime. <br /> <br />If any hair disease results in permanent hair loss, the embarrassing baldness can be camouflaged by attractive wigs. It is the best option where medications and various modern treatments fail to resolve your hair loss cause. Proper grooming like cutting or styling can give the wig a natural and attractive look. <br /> <br />Explore and find out the right hair loss cure for alopeica areata. You may be pleasantly surprised by the effects of the cure.Dr. Ashok Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02139178283690636908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306010624675708127.post-80153080518896719632009-04-22T03:18:00.000-07:002009-04-24T06:44:56.215-07:00Hair Structure and Hair Life Cycle<h2>Hair Stucture</h2><p>Hair is composed of strong structural protein called keratin. This is the same kind of protein that makes up the nails and the outer layer of skin.</p><p>Each strand of hair consists of three layers.</p><br /><ol><br /> <li>An innermost layer or medulla which is only present in large thick hairs.</li><br /> <li>The middle layer known as the cortex. The cortex provides strength and both the color and the texture of hair.</li><br /> <li>The outermost layer is known as the cuticle. The cuticle is thin and colorless and serves as a protector of the cortex.</li><br /></ol><br /><br /><h2>Structure of the hair root</h2><br /><br /><p>Below the surface of the skin is the hair root, which is enclosed within a hair follicle. At the base of the hair follicle is the dermal papilla. The dermal papilla is feed by the bloodstream which carries nourishment to produce new hair. The dermal papilla is a structure very important to hairgrowth because it contains receptors for male hormones and androgens. Androgens regulate hairgrowth and in scalp hair Androgens may cause the hair follicle to get progressively smaller and the hairs to become finer in individuals who are genetically predisposed to this type of hair loss.</p><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WRz35yjoMmc/ScrOW884-sI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/J8TkiaLYqko/s1600-h/follicle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WRz35yjoMmc/ScrOW884-sI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/J8TkiaLYqko/s400/follicle.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317289203778255554" /></a><br /><br /><h2>The Hair Growth Cycle</h2><br /><br /><p>Hair follicles grow in repeated cycles. One cycle can be broken down into three phases.</p><br /><ol><br /> <li>Anagen - Growth Phase</li><br /> <li>Catagen - Transitional phase</li><br /> <li>Telogen - Resting Phase</li><br /></ol><br /><br /><p>Each hair passes through the phases independent of the neighboring hairs.</p><br /><br /><h3>Anagen Phase - Growth Phase</h3><br /><br /><p>Approximately 85% of all hairs are in the growing phase at any one time. The Anagen phase or growth phase can vary from two to six years. Hair grows approximately 10cm per year and any individual hair is unlikely to grow more than one meter long.</p><br /><br /><h3>Catagen Phase - transitional phase</h3><br /><br /><p>At the end of the Anagen phase the hairs enters into a Catagen phase which lasts about one or two weeks, during the Catagen phase the hair follicle shrinks to about 1/6 of the normal length. The lower part is destroyed and the dermal papilla breaks away to rest below.</p><br /><br /><h3>Telogen Phase - resting phase</h3><br /><br /><p>The resting phase follows the catagen phase and normally lasts about 5-6 weeks. During this time the hair does not grow but stays attached to the follicle while the dermal papilla stays in a resting phase below. Approximately 10-15 percent of all hairs are in this phase at an one time.</p><br /><br /><p>At the end of the Telogen phase the hair follicle re-enters the Anagen phase. The dermal papilla and the base of the follicle join together again and a new hair begins to form. If the old hair has not already been shed the new hair pushes the old one out and the growth cycle starts all over again.</p>Dr. Ashok Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02139178283690636908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306010624675708127.post-4610853629111881812009-04-22T02:27:00.000-07:002009-04-22T02:28:23.802-07:00Medical causes of female hair lossApart from genetics, female hair loss can stem from a variety of<br />medical causes. This section looks at those causes, from the gen-<br />eral to the more specific, including postpartum and menopausal<br />hair loss.<br />Underlying medical conditions<br />In women, many medical conditions may cause hair loss, including<br />the following:<br /> Thyroid disease<br /> Anemia<br /> Iron deficiency<br /> Weight loss induced by severe dieting or eating disorders<br /> Medication use (particularly oral contraceptives, beta-blockers,<br />vitamin A, thyroid drugs, tranquilizers and sedatives, Coumadin,<br />and prednisone)<br /> A variety of autoimmune diseases<br />See Chapter 5 for a full discussion of medical problems that cause<br />hair loss.<br />As a woman experiencing hair loss, you should first be evaluated<br />by a dermatologist to make sure that no underlying skin conditions<br />are contributing to the hair loss. They may require a treatment dif-<br />ferent and may require a biopsy to rule out the presence of certain<br />skin diseases like diffuse alopecia areata. Your family doctor can<br />do the required blood tests for the various diseases that may be<br />present. Dermatologists are the best to hone in on a diagnosis.<br />Blood tests check the following common contributors to female<br />hair loss and can help rule out some identifiable medical<br />conditions:<br /> ANA (antinuclear antibody): Used to test for lupus or other<br />autoimmune diseases. This test is either positive or negative<br />and further testing may be required if the initial screening<br />tests are positive.<br /> Iron: Levels serum iron, TIBC (total iron binding capacity),<br />and ferritin deficiencies in iron.<br /> Estradiol: This sex hormone indicates the status of ovarian<br />output.<br /> FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone): This sex hormone indi-<br />cates the status of ovarian output. This hormone reflects the<br />status of a woman’s ability to ovulate.<br /> LH (luteinizing hormone): This is a sex hormone indicates<br />the status of ovarian outputa woman may be in her overall<br />aging process. When she ovulates, this hormone stimulates<br />the production of eggs.<br /> Free testosterone: May help the doctor understand a<br />woman’s ability to convert testosterone into estrogen. Most<br />testosterone is bound to proteins in the blood and the free<br />testosterone is easily converted into estrogen.<br /> SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin): Level indicates the<br />status of male hormones.<br /> TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone): Level indicates the pres-<br />ence of hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism.<br /> Total testosterone: Largely bound to proteins in the blood.<br />It’s important to note that even after a medical condition has been<br />corrected, your hair loss may still persist perhaps because of a<br />“switch” in your genetic makeup that’s turned on when the medical<br />insult occurs. After the hair loss starts, it may be difficult to turn<br />off this switch. The hope is that your hair loss will slow down after<br />your medical condition is treated or cured and any deficiency of<br />your overall hormone balance is corrected.<br />Baby blues: Postpartum hair loss<br />Pregnancy alters a woman’s overall hormone configuration in<br />many different ways. When hormones change, hair becomes a<br />target organ for change in some (but not all) women because the<br />rapid growth of the hair cells reflects changes in the overall hor-<br />monal environment in the woman’s body.<br />When you’re pregnant, your production of the sex hormone estro-<br />gen increases, which prolongs the growth (anagen) phase of the<br />hair cycle. During pregnancy, many women are delighted to dis-<br />cover that their hair is thicker and more lush. After the baby is<br />born, however, estrogen levels drop and more hair lapses into the<br />resting (telogen) phase. Consequently, your growing hair may fall<br />out, and because the resting cycle lasts two to six months, it may<br />take time to see the hair return to its growth phase.<br />Because hair grows at about<br />1<br />⁄2 inch per month and doesn’t start<br />growing again until the rest cycle is complete, it can take up to a<br />year for you to get your “old” hair back. In that period, you may<br />think you’re going bald; don’t worry, you aren’t. In nursing moms,<br />the resting period can take longer than a year, and it may take<br />more than a year for hair growth to return to previous levels.<br />Anemia and hypothyroidism also can contribute to postpartum<br />hair loss. You can find out more about these medical conditions<br />and others in Chapter 9.<br />Menopause-related hair loss<br />Over 50 percent of women going through the hormone fluctuations<br />associated with menopause experience significant hair loss. The<br />drop in estrogen levels in postmenopausal women may put the<br />hair in a prolonged resting phase; this phase is particularly impor-<br />tant for those women who have inherited female genetic hair loss.<br />Unfortunately, doctors don’t really understand the mechanisms by<br />which the withdrawal of estrogen causes hair loss in women, but<br />they know that it occurs. Women who lose estrogen support have<br />many changes in their bodies, of which hair is only one. There are<br />books written on the use of hormone supplements for managing<br />menopausal changes in the body, and this book is not meant to<br />deal with these complex issues.Dr. Ashok Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02139178283690636908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306010624675708127.post-58533875061105060972009-04-22T02:25:00.000-07:002009-04-22T02:26:59.768-07:00Genetic hair loss in womenIn women, there’s a distinct relationship between mother, sisters,<br />aunts, and grandmothers when it comes to thinning hair patterns.<br />When we take a careful history from women with thinning hair, far<br />more than half of the women we interview with balding or thinning<br />have female relatives with a similar problem. When one recognizes<br />this in the family history, we generally ask these women to inquire<br />on the course of the family balding patterns from a timeline<br />perspective.<br />Genetic hair loss is relatively uncommon in women and is generally<br />referred to as female pattern hair loss or female androgenetic alope-<br />cia. In women with this condition, the common pattern differs than<br />that of men. Whereas the pattern in men follows the Norwood clas-<br />sification (refer to the earlier section, “Norwood classifications for<br />measuring male pattern thinning”), the postmenopausal pattern in<br />women is characterized by diffuse thinning starting just behind a<br />normal hairline and extending to and beyond the swirl.<br />Unlike men, adult women with typical female postmenopausal<br />androgenetic alopecia often have significant levels of miniaturiza-<br />tion (decreased hair shaft thickness in some hairs and loss of hairs<br />within the follicular unit) in the back and side of the scalp.<br />Miniaturization causes hair shafts to become thinner over time<br />before falling out, and the higher degree of miniaturization present<br />indicates an unstable hair loss process throughout the scalp.<br />In some women, the genetic pattern of hair loss is associated with<br />an increase in male sex hormones (androsterone, testosterone, and<br />DHT), but in most cases of genetic hair loss, it occurs when the sex<br />hormone levels are normal.<br />Compared to men, the mechanism of balding in women is less well<br />understood because their hair loss isn’t as directly related to the<br />presence of DHT. The enzyme aromatase appears to have a role in<br />causing female hair loss and may partially explain the different pat-<br />tern when compared to men. The loss of estrogens in post-<br />menopausal women means that the protection against female<br />genetic alopecia is withdrawn, bringing on the thinning.<br />Women who develop pattern balding later in life also have a<br />genetic component to their hair loss, but the association is less<br />strong. The changes in hormones that occur around menopause<br />are an obvious contributing factor.<br />Because genetic hair loss presents itself differently in women than<br />in men, a different classification system is used. Doctors use the<br />Ludwig classification to describe the thinning that women experi-<br />ence. A Ludwig type I is associated with a mild widening of the part<br />width. Patients who fall into type II have increased thinning with<br />moderate widening of the part. Type III patients have significant<br />widening of the part width. Figure 4-3 depicts types I through III.<br />A minority of women develop pattern balding in a distribution<br />that’s similar to men. These patients are better classified using the<br />Norwood classification system. Because these women have hair<br />loss mainly limited to the front and top of the scalp that doesn’t<br />affect the back and sides, they may be candidates for hair trans-<br />plant surgery, which we discuss in Chapter 13. About 15 percent of<br />women have this patterned balding.Dr. Ashok Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02139178283690636908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306010624675708127.post-78530277726867135512009-04-22T02:24:00.002-07:002009-04-22T02:25:46.160-07:00Examining Hair Thinning in WomenWomen are generally more attentive to the appearance of their hair<br />and notice the see-through quality of thinning hair early on. Most<br />women with thinning hair don’t lose enough all at once to clog the<br />drain, so problems with styling may be the first sign of the female<br />genetic balding process. This is fortunate because the slow onset<br />of thinning allows women to adjust their styling to compensate for<br />their hair loss.<br />Most women are able to conceal thinning with a new hairstyle, up<br />to a point. Layering, a pulled-back style like a pony tail, or a bun<br />can hide thinning hair fairly well. Or women can use hair exten-<br />sions or other hair systems, which we discuss in Chapters 6 and 7.<br />Regardless of how well they may be able to hide it, hair loss is a<br />psychological challenge for women who fondly remember the lus-<br />cious, thick hair of their youth and see it coming out in bunches on<br />their hairbrushes. Thinning hair can make a woman feel older and<br />less sexy.<br />This section looks at genetic female pattern hair loss and other<br />causes of women’s hair loss.<br />Differentiating between<br />possible causes<br />There are a number of types of identifiable hair loss in women, and<br />they differ based on their causes. The cause of female hair loss is<br />reflected in the pattern, so doctors look to the pattern of loss to<br />get an idea of the cause and how to treat it.<br />About 10 percent of women experience the classic pattern of<br />genetic hair loss, which is an intact frontal hairline for the first<br />2<br />⁄3 inch or so and hair loss behind that persistent hairline. Another<br />recognizable pattern of genetic hair loss in women is hair loss con-<br />fined to the top of the head, sparing the leading frontal edge of the<br />hair line. Some women with genetic hair loss experience a diffuse<br />hair loss, which is a thinning of the hair all over the head (includ-<br />ing the sides and back of the head) and isn’t confined to any partic-<br />ular area. This is more common in postmenopausal women,<br />although it does show up in younger women as well.<br />Perimenopausal women frequently experience pattern thinning<br />that’s usually worse in the front of the thinning area, about 2 to 3<br />inches behind the hairline. Over time, it progresses as far back as<br />the swirl (the place in the crown where hair changes direction and<br />produces a vortex); the thinning areas may spare the sides and<br />back of the head. For perimenopausal women, thinning tends to be<br />diagnosed in the 30s or 40s. It is present but less frequent with<br />women in the 20s. The good news is that once the thinning is rec-<br />ognized in these women it is generally stable over time and does<br />not show the progressive nature of the male balding patterns, at<br />least until they reach menopause.<br />On the other hand, an advanced presentation of uniform hair loss,<br />called diffuse unpatterned alopecia (DUPA), leads doctors to narrow<br />the type of hair loss down to a few distinct possibilities, including<br />female genetic hair loss or senile alopecia.<br />Generalized thinning isn’t always genetic, and women should<br />undergo a complete medical examination including a wide variety<br />of laboratory tests. (We touch on these tests in this chapter in the<br />section “Medical causes of female hair loss” and in detail in<br />Chapter 5.)Dr. Ashok Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02139178283690636908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306010624675708127.post-83982918828462214792009-04-22T02:24:00.001-07:002009-04-22T02:24:29.852-07:00Looking at Male Pattern ThinningPattern thinning is a specific kind of hair loss that occurs gradually<br />over time. Both men and women can experience pattern thinning,<br />but they experience it differently. In men, pattern thinning some-<br />times goes by the scientific name androgenetic alopecia (ANA). You<br />hear a lot about ANA, as it’s the most common reason for hair loss<br />in men. Easily 98 percent of men who are balding have ANA.<br />Men with ANA usually first notice a thinning or receding hairline in<br />the front at a fairly young age. The pattern progresses to thinning<br />on the crown of the head that may slowly thin over a decade or<br />more. The pattern thinning process tends to begin during early or<br />mid-20s, possibly with some thinning in the teen years, but until<br />the thinning reduces the hair density by 50 percent most of it goes<br />unnoticed.<br />For the man with patterned hair loss, general areas thin but may<br />not become completely bald initially. Over many years, the hair<br />loss can progress to complete balding, but it’s also possible that<br />total loss of hair may not occur.<br />Male hair loss starts when hair shafts grow thinner in a process<br />called miniaturization. As fewer hairs remain after shedding starts,<br />men notice, especially in bright light, that their hair has a “see-<br />through” look. They generally start off denying what they are<br />seeing, and then eventually panic sets in.<br />Early evidence of pattern thinning<br />Because male pattern thinning is a genetic condition, a man who<br />comes from a family with many bald members is more likely to be<br />on the lookout for baldness symptoms than a man from a family<br />with full heads of hair. However, because of the nature of ANA,<br />genetics can play tricks on men.<br />In some families, balding isn’t transmitted to the offspring, while in<br />families with full heads of hair, the genes for balding may lie dor-<br />mant in one generation and then just appear in the next. All too<br />often, a young man can’t believe that he’s balding because he can’t<br />find relatives on either side of the family with balding; the reverse is<br />also true — a man with a full head of hair may see extensive balding<br />in his family line. It’s just a role of the genetic dice, we suspect.<br />Nine out of ten times, men first discover that they’re shedding<br />when their shower or bathtub drains get clogged with hair.<br />Regardless of details of the discovery, they may adopt a different<br />hairstyle to cover the signs of hair loss. Some men may abandon<br />combing their hair straight back and adopt a side-to-side combing<br />style that more easily hides thinning hair, continuing this sleight of<br />hand to a point when even this style doesn’t cut it. Some men just<br />comb their hair forward so that no one can see what’s happening<br />to the front of the head. Look at Rudolf Giuliani and John<br />McCain, who use comb-overs as their slight of hand that is not as<br />slight as they think.<br />Some men are all too aware of their family’s balding problem. They<br />may have teased their father or older brothers about their balding,<br />but it’s not so funny when it happens to them.<br />Those who look for signs of balding or thinning have the opportu-<br />nity to catch it early. Despite the drug company Merck’s promotion<br />of Propecia, many men are unaware that hair loss can be slowed,<br />stopped, or possibly reversed if they take this drug early enough in<br />the pattern thinning process. Treatment can be very successful if<br />the diagnosis is made when the hair loss first become evident,<br />hopefully before substantial thinning has occurred.<br />The only way to determine if you’re at the very beginning of the<br />balding process is to get your hair and scalp mapped out for minia-<br />turization, which is always present when the balding process<br />starts. Mapping requires the use of a video microscope, which<br />examines the hairs all over your head for miniaturization.<br />As experts in this field, we believe very strongly that if a man is<br />concerned that he may develop hair loss, he should see a doctor<br />to map the scalp hair for the frequency and distribution of minia-<br />turized hairs. Even early pattern thinning corresponds to the<br />balding patterns seen in the Norwood Classification Chart (see<br />Figure 4-1), so doctors can predict the eventual hair loss pattern<br />early on. Annual scalp hair mapping can detect the earliest signs<br />of genetic hair loss before balding can be detected by the naked<br />eye. It can also follow the benefits or lack thereof, of the treat-<br />ments for balding.<br />For men, the drug Propecia can be effective at stopping the balding<br />process or at least slowing it down. Unfortunately for women,<br />there’s no comparable drug other than Minoxidil, which works<br />only in a small percentage of women.Dr. Ashok Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02139178283690636908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306010624675708127.post-40698339335027556802009-04-22T02:20:00.000-07:002009-04-22T02:21:34.523-07:00Environmental issuesCan you eat yourself into a full head of hair? Probably not, but environmental factors, including what you eat, can cause hair loss. The following list breaks down some of the more prominent factors: Selenium: The presence of selenium in food and water is common around the world, but continued intake of selenium to the point of selenium toxicity produces hair loss, among other effects. Lead, cadmium, mercury, iron, aluminum, and copper: These are the most common environmental causes of hair<br />loss. Many of these substances are found in fish, reflecting environmental contamination in the world’s oceans. Lead may also be found in hair dyes and paint. Just how much of these elements must be present to cause hair loss is unknown, and<br />a direct connection is hard to prove. Some labs will analyze hair for the presence of these minerals, but their presence doesn’t necessarily mean they caused hair loss.<br /> Air pollution and smoking: These factors may also exacerbate the genetic process carried by potentially balding men.Scientists believe toxins and carcinogens found in polluted air can stop hair growing by blocking the mechanisms that pro-<br />duce the protein from which hair is made. Doctors hope that science will discover ways to treat pollutant contributions to hair loss with topical lotions to block the<br />effects of the pollutants on the hair follicles.Dr. Ashok Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02139178283690636908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306010624675708127.post-53600015898514890102009-04-22T02:19:00.001-07:002009-04-22T02:19:29.430-07:00Lack of blood supplySome doctors assert that a lack of blood supply contributes to hair<br />loss. Bald skin gradually loses some of its blood supply and as a<br />result becomes thin and shiny. These changes, however, come only<br />after the loss of hair and is not the cause of the hair loss.<br />Hair follicles are some of the most rapidly metabolizing cells in the<br />body. Growing hair requires the proper oxygen and nutrition that<br />comes with a good blood supply in a healthy body. When hair folli-<br />cles are transplanted into skin grafts or scar tissue, both of which<br />may have a relatively poor blood supply, the presence of the<br />grafted hair causes the local blood supply to increase. The end<br />result is that as the hair grows, so does the blood supply.Dr. Ashok Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02139178283690636908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306010624675708127.post-32039649274798097522009-04-22T02:16:00.000-07:002009-04-22T02:18:32.233-07:00StressWhen the body experiences stress caused by a traumatic experi-<br />ence, nutritional deficiency, or illness, the rate of hair loss can<br />increase. For example, a 39-year-old patient of Dr. Rassman lost his<br />4-year-old child to cancer and within just a few months, the man lost<br />all but the permanent wreath of hair around his head. He probably<br />had the genetics for this balding pattern, but only expressed that<br />pattern when it was induced by this extreme stressful situation.<br />Women’s hair seems to be more sensitive to the effects of stress<br />than men’s hair. This may be because women with a genetic predis-<br />position to hair loss usually have a higher percentage of fragile<br />miniaturized hair, which is hair with thinner than normal hair shaft<br />thickness. But unlike in men, the hair loss in women is often not<br />permanent or complete.<br />Stress generally causes a type of hair loss referred to as telogen<br />effluvium, which is very different from androgenetic alopecia (dis-<br />cussed earlier in this chapter). Telogen effluvium is the reversible<br />shedding of hair in the resting phase when the body senses, for<br />reasons that are not clear, that it needs to divert its energies.<br />Therefore, stress temporarily changes the amount of hair that’s<br />shed, but the lost hair is likely to grow back. Turn to Chapter 5 for<br />more explanation of telogen effluvium.Dr. Ashok Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02139178283690636908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306010624675708127.post-7053744379046378372009-04-22T02:15:00.001-07:002009-04-22T02:15:59.453-07:00Common Causes of Hair LossA number of diseases and conditions cause hair loss, but most<br />people go bald because of the influence of genetics, hormones,<br />and time. Stress may cause additional loss, more so in women than<br />in men.<br />Looking at Grandpa’s head<br />In the genetic hair loss lottery, Grandpa’s important, but doctors<br />actually look a few generations back on the entire family tree —<br />men and women — in order to determine if you’ve inherited a<br />genetic type of pattern baldness.<br />Everyone inherits genetic tendencies from their parents. As you<br />may or may not recall from biology class, pairs of DNA segments<br />called chromosomes carry the information that contains the poten-<br />tial for different characteristics. A gene is a single bit of chemically<br />encoded hereditary instruction located on a chromosome.<br />The genetics of androgenetic alopecia (ANA), also called androge-<br />netic alopecia or male pattern baldness, is complicated. At least<br />four genes are responsible for hair loss. When several genes need<br />to be present for a trait such as hair loss, the trait is said to be<br />polygenic. Genes that are located on the X or Y chromosomes are<br />called sex-linked, and genes on the other 22 pairs of chromosomes<br />are called autosomal.<br />Currently, doctors believe that the genes governing common bald-<br />ness are autosomal (not tied to the sex chromosome) and there-<br />fore can be inherited from the mother’s or the father’s side of the<br />family. The commonly held notion that baldness comes only from<br />the mother’s side of the family is false, although for reasons not<br />fully understood, the predisposition inherited from an affected<br />mother is of slightly greater importance than that inherited from<br />an affected father. Doctors also believe that the genes involved in<br />androgenetic alopecia are dominant, meaning that only one gene of<br />a pair is needed for the trait to show up in the individual. So even if<br />only one of your parents passed on the baldness gene, you’re likely<br />to have some hair loss.<br />The inherited gene isn’t always ‘expressed,’ so it’s possible to<br />carry the gene for balding and never become bald. It can skip a<br />generation or two, so only looking at the generation before you<br />doesn’t tell you what may happen on your head.<br />The ability of a gene to affect you is called expressivity.Expressivity<br />occurs depending on a number of factors, the major ones being<br />hormones and age, although stress and other factors may also play<br />a role. Put simply, a man whose father and uncles are severely bald<br />may have minimal hair loss because the expression of the baldness<br />gene is limited. If you are confused by this explanation, imagine the<br />experts who try to clarify the unexplainable by putting together<br />the many variables and not coming up with a logical, scientific<br />process.<br />The end goal of gene identification is to manipulate genes to pre-<br />vent or reverse common baldness. But doctors first need to find<br />and fully understand which genes cause the balding process and<br />why are these genes expressed one way in you and another way in<br />your brother.Dr. Ashok Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02139178283690636908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306010624675708127.post-62884873750666633222009-04-22T02:13:00.000-07:002009-04-22T02:14:41.392-07:00Telling the difference between genetic baldness and everything elseThere’s more than one category of hair loss. Can your doctor tell<br />just by looking at you what kind of hair loss you have? Yes, some-<br />times. Hereditary hair loss patterns, the most common type of hair<br />loss in men, have developed into a classical clinical descriptive sci-<br />ence. Genetic hair loss appears in distinct patterns, and these pat-<br />terns are almost 100-percent diagnostic for male pattern baldness.<br />The later section, “Norwood classifications for measuring male pat-<br />tern thinning” covers the most common baldness patterns. Also,<br />we discuss the types and causes of pattern balding in the later sec-<br />tion, “Common Causes of Hair Loss.”<br />In women, balding patterns also exist (see the section, “Genetic<br />hair loss in women,” later in this chapter), and a knowledgeable<br />doctor may be able to tell what’s causing the hair loss just by<br />looking.<br />Examining uniform hair loss<br />A small segment of people lose scalp hair uniformly (diffusely),<br />rather than losing hair in specific scalp areas. Uniform hair loss<br />isn’t as easy to detect as other types of hair loss because the hair<br />is steadily lost all over the head. It’s much easier to detect a bald<br />spot resulting from hair loss in a specific area of the scalp from<br />diseases that cause uniform hair loss to the normal genetics of that<br />particular person.<br />Hair loss occurs normally and usually occurs at the end of one of<br />the normal hair cycles that all hair goes through. These hair cycles<br />are as follows:<br /> Anagen: The growth stage, which lasts three years on average<br />but may be as short as a year and as long as seven years).<br /> Catogen: The stage when the hair prepares to go into the next<br />phase and undergoes changes in its anatomy, falling out at the<br />end of this part of the cycle.<br /> Telogen: The sleep phase when a percentage of the hair disap-<br />pears (lasts from two to five months on average). About 10<br />percent of all of the hairs on our head are in the telogen part<br />of the cycle at any one time.<br />At the end of the telogen phase, a new hair bud appears, signaling<br />the beginning of anagen. (Chapter 2 has more about hair growth<br />phases.)<br />The hair apparatus starts off producing a baby hair below the skin,<br />which grows longer and longer until the final terminal hair (a full<br />mature hair reflective of what we style every day when we comb<br />out hair) emerges from the pore in the skin. In some adults, the<br />anagen phase may never start, signaling that the hair follicle may<br />have died. If a new hair doesn’t grow to replace the lost hair, the<br />total hair count drops.<br />Hair grows in natural occurring groups called follicular units (FU). A<br />single FU contains from one to four terminal hairs and one vellus<br />hair (a fine hair amidst the clump of terminal hairs). When a hair<br />isn’t replaced after its telogen phase, the number of hairs in the FU<br />decreases, but the number of FUs remains the same. So an FU<br />starting with four terminal hairs may end up with only two or three<br />terminal hairs as we age or as we undergo some form of balding.<br />When this happens across the whole scalp, the total hair count<br />decreases proportionally.<br />The older the patient is, the more likely it is that doctors see this<br />uniform hair loss process. About one third of men over age 70 have<br />this diffuse hair loss, which is called senile alopecia. The name<br />doesn’t reflect the mental status of those afflicted, but rather it<br />essentially means that the condition is most common in the eld-<br />erly. Because hair also becomes finer with age, severe thinning<br />reflects a loss of both hair bulk (in each hair shaft) and hair densi-<br />ties. (For more on hair bulk and density, turn to Chapter 2.) There’s<br />no cure for senile alopecia.<br />Young men may experience uniform hair loss in the form of a con-<br />dition called diffuse unpatterned alopecia (DUPA). Doctors believe<br />that DUPA and senile alopecia are similar but for the age of occur-<br />rence. DUPA impacts men in their 20s and 30s and doesn’t seem to<br />be responsive to drugs used to treat the classic type of male pat-<br />terned hair loss. We cover treatment drugs in Chapter 9.<br />Identifying dying hair cells<br />Apoptosis is a cell’s internal “suicide” mechanism that causes cell<br />death. The phenomenon has recently been studied very carefully,<br />and what doctors know is that during the transition from anagen to<br />catagen (that’s the growth phase to the changing phase), some-<br />thing happens in the hair follicle development.<br />The cells within the hair follicles communicate with each other,<br />and certain chemicals secreted in the hair follicle determine which<br />hairs will survive for another growth cycle and which will die.<br />Experts believe that the lifespan of each hair follicle — and possi-<br />bly each follicular unit — is genetically programmed.<br />Because some of the hair follicles within the FU survive while<br />others die, there’s some hope that the chemical inducers that<br />determine the survivors can be identified and manipulated to pre-<br />vent hair loss. We have identified some of the molecules that stim-<br />ulate the process but others still need to be isolated. Maybe when<br />all of the molecules are identified and isolated, we can stop the<br />balding process from occurring.<br />Saving dying hair cells<br />The causes of cell death are complex. Research has shown that the<br />cells that produce apoptosis-causing chemicals are found in every<br />part of the hair follicle. It’s possible that different types of hair loss<br />are influenced by different chemical problems in the pathways that<br />control cell death.<br />Although the medical community is identifying many of these<br />chemical pathways, it’s no closer to finding a cure for apoptosis<br />than we would like. Interestingly, apoptosis typically doesn’t occur<br />in cancerous cells, which are thought to be immortal, escaping<br />their natural destiny of living a given number of cell cycles. For<br />example, in breast cancer, a gene called BRCA causes the produc-<br />tion of a particular enzyme that blocks apoptosis. Imagine if it were<br />possible to bottle that enzyme to use on hair that’s dying off or,<br />even better, create a cocktail that could make all the cells in the<br />body immortal! At least we can dream.Dr. Ashok Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02139178283690636908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306010624675708127.post-42306247692085377422009-04-22T02:11:00.000-07:002009-04-22T02:13:05.422-07:00Defining Different Types of Hair LossHow do you define hair loss? Do you consider you’re balding when<br />you’ve lost 5 hairs, 5,000, or 50,000? Can you slow the balding<br />process, stop it altogether, or should you just increase your base-<br />ball hat collection and live with it?<br />Hair falls out of your head every single day, at a rate of about 100<br />to 150 hairs if you are a Caucasian (Asians lose 80–120 per day and<br />Africans 60–100 per day). You aren’t going bald if your hair is<br />coming out at these rates because that is the rate that new hair<br />grows up from the scalp. If the hair that falls out isn’t replaced by<br />the same number of new hairs, then you have a balding problem.<br />Hair loss isn’t noticeable in the average person until more than 50<br />percent is lost, which is around 50,000 hairs, more or less.<br />Why does hair loss occur at all? You were born with your hair, and<br />by simple logic, you should die with it, right? Not one organ in the<br />human body dies as a natural course of aging, yet hair follicles<br />commit mass suicide over time. Other human organs may change<br />over time and become less functional, but they don’t disappear<br />altogether. Is hair loss a type of genetic adaptation? No one knows.<br />This section looks at the different types and causes of hair loss,<br />including the cause of 99 percent of all cases of male balding: male<br />pattern baldness.Dr. Ashok Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02139178283690636908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306010624675708127.post-47589991186683189352009-04-22T02:10:00.000-07:002009-04-22T02:11:06.536-07:00Types of Hair Loss and Pattern ThinningIn This Chapter<br /> Defining the various types of hair loss<br /> Understanding how heredity and disease can cause hair loss<br /> Looking at how your lifestyle impacts your hair<br /> Exploring causes of pattern thinning in men and women<br />People have different ideas about what constitutes hair loss<br />and what causes it. Some people see three or four hairs in the<br />sink after combing and panic. Others don’t think they’re losing<br />their hair until the back bald spot meets the middle bald spot and<br />there’s nothing left to comb. When it comes to figuring out why<br />they’re going bald, some people assume it’s genetic, and therefore<br />unavoidable, whereas others are less accepting and look into every<br />possible way to save their hair.<br />In this chapter, we define male and female balding patterns, explain<br />why balding occurs, describe how pattern baldness is recognized<br />and classified, and give you some ideas on how your lifestyle can<br />affect your hair.Dr. Ashok Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02139178283690636908noreply@blogger.com0